Throughout the Spring 2021 semester, we have focused on the relationship between cultural globalization and cultural authenticity. As the global popularity/consumption of K-pop spreads/increases, music industries in other countries are launching groups modeled after the K-pop concept, for example, Thailand’s Candy Mafia and US’ Heart2Heart
Candy Mafia “Cliche”
HEART2HEART “Facebook Official”
In April 2017, the controversial K-pop group EXP Edition (part of Columbia University student Kim Bora’s graduate thesis project) debuted with “Feel Like This” on Show Champion.
The World’s Most Controversial K-pop Group
EXP Edition “Feel Like This”
EXP Edition’s debut fueled debates in the K-pop industry and among K-pop fans about the nature of “K-pop”: the group has no members of Korean descent.
K-pop groups increasingly include non-Korean group members (e.g., the groups SEVENTEEN, TWICE, IZ*ONE, BLACKPINK, (G) I-DLE, GOT7, NCT U, NCT Dream, NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV, SuperM, f(x), Super Junior-M, and EXO-M), but these members usually are of East or Southeast Asian descent. Fanxy Red (formerly known as FFC-Acrush) originated in China (see our lecture on manga and anime genres), but currently is active in Korea, managed by the Korean agency TOV, and promotes itself as a K-pop group. UHSN also consisted of ten non-Korean members, but was formed through Mnet’s USHN reality show as a one-time project. Front Row’s KAACHI has been promoted as the United Kingdom’s first K-pop group with members from Spain and the United Kingdom (the recently made their comeback with “Photo Magic”). 5 High are India’s first K-pop group and Blackswan (formerly known as Rania) are created by US producer Teddy Riley but managed by Korea’s DR Music (note: Blackswan is also the first K-pop group to feature a member of Senegalese descent).
K-pop groups such as Girls’ Generation, NU’EST, SEVENTEEN, NCT (U, 127, Dream) BLACKPINK, f(x), U-KISS, BtoB, Day6, K.A.R.D., High4, JJCC, and B.I.G. do contain group members who were born in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, but these members are of (mixed) Korean ethnic descent.
In your opinion, what makes K-pop “K-pop”? For example, is it a formula or concept that can be copied by anyone, anywhere in the world? How important is ethnic/racial authenticity, i.e., can groups such as Fanxy Red, UHSN, WayV (which is part of SM Entertainment’s NCT but has members of Chinese and Thai descent), KAACHI, 5 High, or EXP Edition be considered “K-pop” groups (and if not, what would make them “K-pop” groups in your opinion)?
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